George, the cat was missing for 13 years.
Because of his microchip, he was returned to us on November 5,
2008. He is our Microchip Miracle!We were stunned. Wednesday, November 5 2008, we received a phone call from the county Animal Control office. A cat had been brought in that day, found in the south part of town. Following their standard procedure, they scanned him and discovered he had a microchip. They traced the number to me and notified me that they had George. The miracle part - George disappeared in June 1995. Frankly, everyone is stunned. No one who has so far heard this story has ever heard about a pet recovered after so long, and this one is entirely due to the microchip and the fact that we live in the same place with the same phone number. To Avid - we will always be grateful. This is an amazing miracle. To everyone - Yes, he was debilitated, but he was back home and getting care. No, he wasn't abused and hadn't been on his own the entire time. He was extremely affectionate and constantly purring. Although he came back in very poor health, we were hopeful we could help him recover to enjoy his old age. At 16 years old we took it one step at a time and he was happy! Here's what I wrote about him about years ago after searching with no luck. George's story. Reunited with our cat George after 13 years. Click here for the rest of the story. New photos of George as of 1/8/09 Click here .
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